Rewrite the sentences so that the phrases you underlined are as close as possible to the words they modify.

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1. Unhappy about being at work, the boss listened to the clerk’s complaints.
2. An instant millionaire, the ladies followed him everywhere.
3. My paper is in the professor’s mailbox that is due tomorrow.
4. Emma said at the market she would buy Janice some fresh fruit.
5. Happy about her baby, Larry surprised her with some chocolates.
6. While watching a video, the phone started to ring.
7. To get a clean bill of health, a physical should be completed regularly.
8. To succeed in college, reading is important.
9. To make the deadline, the paper was printed overnight.
10. Worried about her cat, the fireman assured the woman he would retrieve it.

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